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Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780802121950
Subjects: Essays
Description: This collection, containing both fiction and nonfiction, is representative of Burroughs's work. The style and tone are vintage Burroughs; the themes of addiction, mind control, and homosexuality central to the novels are explored here more succinctly. The most original material consists of comments on writing and writers: perceptive remarks on Hemingway and Fitzgerald, an interesting comparison of Proust and Beckett, and an acknowledgment of Conrad's influence on a portion of Naked Lunch.